Hillary Clinton to Lay Out Rural Policy in Ankeny, Sioux City, Baldwin, Iowa on Wednesday, August 26

[brooklynite]

On Wednesday, August 26, Hillary Clinton will return to Iowa to announce her policy to strengthen agriculture and support rural communities so they can get ahead and stay ahead.

Clinton will begin her trip with remarks and questions at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny that serves many rural communities in Iowa. Then, Clinton will travel to Morningside College in Sioux City for an event in the afternoon, and wrap up her day in Baldwin.

All events are open to the public. Iowans who would like to RSVP can do so here: Ankeny, Sioux City, Baldwin. Additional details on Clinton’s events will be announced in the coming days.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Remarks on Policy to Strengthen Agriculture and Rural Communities
WHERE: Des Moines Area Community College, FFA Enrichment Center, 2006 S Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, Iowa
WHEN: 12:00 Noon
DOORS OPEN: 11:15 AM


Sioux City Event
WHERE: Morningside College, 1501 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa
WHEN: 4:00 PM
DOORS OPEN: 3:00 PM

Baldwin Organizing Event
WHERE: Tabor Home Vineyards & Winery, 3570 67th Street, Baldwin, IA
WHEN: 7:30 PM
DOORS OPEN: 6:45 PM

[Gothmog]

1. I look forward to this speech

[Thinkingabout]

2. Thanks brooklynite, the campaign train continues.

[Control-Z]

3. K&R n/t

[Iliyah]

4. K & R

[postatomic]

5. I lived in that area in my youth

Went back a few years ago and was amazed how many towns have become ghost towns. The family farmer is disappearing rapidly.

I'll be anxious to hear what she says. Even bringing up the plight of rural farmer/rancher is a step in the right direction.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Keep the United States Post Office alive! The alternatives would stifle many rural Americans.

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The point of the Postal Service is to provide a standardized, cost-effective national mail delivery system.


Alternatives would strip many rural locations, forcing people to drive many miles to the nearest replacement.


Their shipping costs would be greater that what the USPS offers. Right now, the two other delivery services are privatizing profits while socializing expenses. They are using the Post Office to perform Final Segment Delivery--the most expensive part of a delivery for next to no profit at all for the Post Office, perhaps a penny or two per package. Their goal is to prefund the postal pension system and then sell the USPS off to a private equity form, much like what happened with Kay*Bee Toys. If the pension money is leveraged, the United States Taxpayers will have to step in with taxpayer money to save.


But, I digress. The USPS delivers to most residences, which aids those who are shut-ins, disabled, poor, etc. The closure of many of the Regional Deliver Centers coincides with the creation of delivery centers for the other two carriers... planning their final coup d'etat. Higher costs, harder shipping, less options will be the alternative, since these other firms do not want to spend for the infrastructure to replace what the USPS performs, hence, less service for more cost.


There is a reason why FedEX and UPS are some of the top contributors to congress.


Hillary should stress a commitment to strengthening the USPS.



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